shoot through like a Bondi tram



shoot through like a Bondi tram

To hastily depart, abscond, or flee; to pass quickly through or by a place. An allusion to the tram lines that ran in and out of Bondi, New South Wales, until 1960. Primarily heard in US. After Joey found out I was pregnant, he shot through like a Bondi tram back to Perth. All of a sudden, a string of cars started shooting through town like Bondi trams, followed shortly thereafter by a couple of police cars.
See also: like, shoot

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Cameliakah-MEL-yahRomanian
Mihaelamee-hah-YE-lah (Romanian), mee-HAH-el-ah (Croatian)Romanian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian
Esha-Indian, Hindi
Keighley-English (Rare)
MaddyMAD-eeEnglish
ChelsieCHEL-seeEnglish (Modern)